- cistern
[cistern 词源字典]
- cistern: see chest
[cistern etymology, cistern origin, 英语词源] - cistern (n.)
- mid-13c., from Old French cisterne "cistern; dungeon, underground prison" (12c., Modern French citerne), from Latin cisterna "underground reservoir for water," from cista "chest, box," from Greek kiste "box, chest" (see chest).